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Divine (performer) Contents. 1 Early life. 1.1 Childhood: 1945–1965. 1.2 John Waters and first film roles: 1966–1968. 1.3 The Diane Linkletter Story, Mondo Trasho ...
Divine (19 October 1945 – 7 March 1988), né Harris Glenn Milstead, was an American actor, singer and drag queen. Described by People magazine as the "Drag Queen of the Century", Divine often performed female roles in both cinema and theater and also appeared in women's clothing in musical performances. Even so, he considered himself to be a character actor and performed male roles in a ...
Divine (performer) retrieved. 9 October 2017. stated in. Find a Grave. Find a Grave memorial ID. 2171. subject named as. Harris Glenn Milstead. retrieved. 9 October ...
Divine (1945-1988)The obese transvestite character-actor Divine personified self-consciously campy underground films and ushered in a new threshold of bad taste in cinema. Starring mainly in the films of offbeat director John Waters, Divine cultivated an outrageous drag queen image, with gaudy makeup, a blonde mane the texture of cotton candy ...
Apr 22, 2022 · In 1979, Divine had his debut as a nightclub performer. It was in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, not knowing what else to do, Divine started harassing the crowd with foul language. The partygoers seemed to love it, so Divine went one step further: he started a fight with another one of the drag queens.
I Am Divine is a 2013 American documentary film produced and directed by Jeffrey Schwarz of the Los Angeles-based production company Automat Pictures. The documentary focuses on the American actor, singer and drag performer Divine (October 19, 1945 – March 7, 1988), born Harris Glenn Milstead, a lifelong friend and collaborator of filmmaker ...
Aug 20, 2021 · It’s the first time the cemetery has posted a sign specifically mentioning Divine, or anyone who is buried there. It comes just a few months before the performer’s birthday on October 19 — always peak visitation time at Divine’s grave – and it has drawn mixed reactions from his fans.
